A tale of the dark past and lost memories (Private || Rackie and Arc || NSFW)

"You're really into spoiling us, huh..." Ana said, shaking her head a little at the choices. She wasn't exactly a car girl, but she knew enough to know that they weren't cheap. "So, which one do you like the look of the best?" she asked Luna.

"You make anything look good, but yeah, I like it," Yurio said with a smile and a nod. Looking at her up and down once, he was satisfied, and so turned around to head to the kitchen, pointing forward as he marched. "Food!"

Kira chuckled at the comment. "Well, you're my guests and I really like spoiling my guests. Besides, friends of my brother are my friends too." She said.
It was a good thing that Luna was under the effect of her magical tranquilizer, otherwise, she would feel really stressed out by the choices presented to them. It still felt quite overwhelming, but at least it was something she could deal with in her state. "Uhm... That one I guess?" She said, pointing at a BMW.
"Ah! A fine choice! I like that car too." Kira said, before casting a spell which opened a really small portal in front of her. She only put a hand through it and a few seconds later, pulled car keys out of it. After that, the strange portal closed itself. "Having a pocket dimension to store items in is quite useful when you don't want to carry everything around." She commented, before approaching the car. "Okay, so, you have another choice to make. One of my drivers is waiting just around the corner. So, you can choose him or you can pick me as your driver for today."

Aurora blushed slighlty at his comment and only managed to mumble a quiet "Thank you..." in response. When started heading to the kitchen, she simply followed him. "Food!" Aurora repeated after him

"I think I prefer you," Ana said, moving towards the car that Luna picked out, with Luna in tow. "By the way, we aren't just going to see the city. We've picked out a mission, too."

"You've been naked until now and that's what it takes to make you bashful? You're adorable..." Yurio said following an amused chuckle as he walked. When he arrived at the kitchen, he immediately started gathering the items that Aurora had mentioned earlier. No point wasting any time.

"A mission huh?" Kira said as she unlocked the car doors and opened the driver's door. "Alright! That's not a problem. Just give me directions and I'll take you wherever you need to be." It seemed like Kira wasn't even remotely worried about the fact that she'll be taking them close to a Kishin egg's hunting grounds. Well, even if she wanted to help them in a fight, she was simply unable to.

"Hey! I just... like getting compliments, okay?" Aurora said, blushing slightly more. Once in the kitchen, she didn't waste time either and grabbed the remaining ingredients and all the bowls and spoons they needed.

"They hunt in central Paris, in the areas all along the river, apparently. My dad reckons that they don't actually hide there, but it's the best info we have," Ana explained a little about what she had been told in place of directions, before sitting herself in the back of the car.

"Mmm, that's fine, but it's still cute," Yurio said once he was done with gathering what he had been told about, and while standing in wait for further instruction.

"Central Paris near Seine, got it. Do you know when they hunt? Approximately, I mean. I mean, even if they don't hide there, you can still catch them on their hunting grounds." Kira said after sitting behind the wheel.
Meanwhile, Luna sat down right next to Ana and gently wrapped her arms around Ana's arm and smiled at her. For the first time in life, she felt like a real V.I.P and it was a surprisingly nice feeling.

"Their hunting grounds are like a quarter of central Paris," Ana said, settling in with Luna in the back. "So, yeah, the mission might be a bit troublesome, but we get to see the city at least, right?"

Luna wordlessly took Ana's hand once they were seated inside the car. She didn't really know the layout of Paris, so the entire conversation between Ana and Kira was slightly confusing for her.
"Yup. Central Paris is quite beautiful too." Kira said, starting the engine. Before she even started driving, she reached into her pocket dimension once more and pulled a small package out of it. Judging by the size of it, it was most likely a small book. She handed it to Luna, before grabbing the wheel. Soon, they finally started leaving the parking lot. "In this package I've just given you, you'll find a map of Paris. I've even marked a few fair currency exchange booths on it, just in case." Kira informed the two.

"Okay! Can you please beat two eggs into a bowl?" Aurora asked Yurio, while still preparing the remaining ingredients. As it turned out, she'd forgotten where she put a bag of baking powder required for their pancakes.

Ana sat in the back and listened in silence while Kira handed off the booklet to Luna. Little did either of them know, not directly involving Ana in that was just a little bit of a mistake; very soon after the car started moving, Ana sat there looking out of the window, and then it didn't take very long after they left the parking lot for a dull 'thunk' to sound from Ana's side of the back of the car, her kryptonite revealing itself as her head fell against the glass. Despite having had woken up quite a short time back and having had coffee, and with Luna right there holding her hand, the car ride with nothing to pay attention to still managed to knock her out in record time.

Yurio did as he was asked, quickly taking a pair of eggs and cracking them into a bowl. He then grabbed a fork and, after fishing the fragments of shell that he broke into the bowl along with the eggs, started to whisk them perhaps with a little more vigour than necessary.

Luna was too absorbed in glancing over the map, she didn't notice that Ana was slowly falling asleep on her in the back seat. Only once she heard the sound of her partner's head hitting one of the windows, she turned her attention onto her. "That... that was fast..." Luna said quietly.

"Wha..? Oh. That was quick." Kira said, seemingly unsurprised. Just as if she'd expected something like that to happen. She scratched the back of her head, not really sure what to do in a situation like that. "Shouldn't you... keep her awake or something?" The witch suggested.

Luna was in a weird mood to enjoy the sleepiness of her partner. She leaned over towards her left a kiss on her cheek, before moving to whisper into her ear - "Wakey, wakey, love. Unless you want to miss a nice, long kiss from your babe" - She was probably enjoying being playful a bit too much. Perhaps Luna had been spending too much time with Aurora.

Noticing Yurio's vigour Aurora first smirked quietly, before approaching him from behind and gently placing her hands onto his, to guide him. It seemed like she was trying to avoid the scenario in which the ingredients for their breakfast were everywhere but in the bowl. With the dragon's vigour under control, she started using her one hand to add more ingredients into the bowl, which was difficult considering she was standing behind Yurio and she had to peek from behind him to see what they were doing.

Slowly, with Luna's gentle coaxing, Ana's eyes fluttered to be at least half open. Just as slowly, she turned her head to face Luna while sitting herself back up; she proceeded to go along with Luna's suggestion, what with being more than a little easy to convince while in the state she was in. Only once she pulled herself away from Luna did she gather her wits again and look towards the front of the car and the rear view mirror, and from there back out the window. Difference was, she was red with embarrassment and wide awake.

"Eheh..." Yurio was a little bit bashful at the fact that Aurora had to slow him down, but kept himself under control once she did so. Only a few ingredients in, Yurio put everything down and stepped away from in front of Aurora to instead stand behind her, so that she could actually see properly.

A kiss wasn't the only thing she'd receive as a reward for waking up though. After she'd pulled herself away, Luna quickly leaned in again to give her a peck on the cheek, before letting out a quiet giggle, fully enjoying the sight of her partner's red blush. "It's kind of exciting to be on a mission abroad, don't you think?" Luna asked as she put a leg on a leg and casually crossed her arms on the chest. "Besides, it's nice to be able to use our powers against evil... It makes me feel like my magic has a better purpose than causing me troubles. Due to its instability, I mean." She added.

Aurora giggled at that. "Wanted to have a better view, huh?" She asked, trying to look back at him. A few moments later she nodded. "Okay. I think we can start pouring this on a pan. We... need to put a pan on a stove first, don't we?" Aurora said, realizing she'd forgotten about that part.

Ana nodded along to Luna's questions, feeling a little bit too bashful due to kissing like that right in sight of someone else, unprepared. Really, being baited into it. Luna with her soul protect down was mean!

Not that Ana didn't like it.


"I wanted you to have a better view," Yurio said. Upon Aurora remembering that they needed something to actually cook with, Yurio quickly got a pan that looked about the right size and put it on to heat. Then, he stepped back behind Aurora to give her a hug. "We've gotta wait for it to heat up anyway, right~?"

It wasn't clear whether Kira had noticed whatever was happening in the backseat. Even if she had, she was just pretending nothing had occurred.
Luna smirked, studying Ana's reactions, almost feeling amused by it. "Hm, it's almost as if we've switched roles, don't you think?" She whispered in Ana's ear and giggled. The boost to confidence given by her magic had its pros too, it seemed.

"Mhm~!" Aurora confirmed, as she put the bowl near the stove and turned around to wrap her arms around Yurio's torso. "Just enough to enjoy a nice, warm hug." She said as she looked at him with a wide, warm and loving smile.

Ana whined at the teasing, turning her ear away from Luna. "Stop breathing on my ear..." she said quietly, pouting through her embarrassment.

Yurio hummed quietly as he swayed on the spot, staying like that long enough to give the pan some time to heat up. At a point he reached out and touched the side of it. "Seems hot enough," he said.

"Yup, roles have switched." Luna said to herself as she repositioned herself comfortably in her seat. "Don't worry, I'm done with teasing..." She said, giving her an honest smile. "Unless you want me to continue?" Luna asked after a moment.

"We've almost reached Seine. Want me to prolong the ride so you can flirt more?" Kira asked, without looking at them. It seemed like her offer was serious and not in any way meant to tease them.

Aurora almost reached out to stop Yurio's hand from touching the pan. It took her a second or two before she remembered that he'd be fine. Even if something would happen to him, she was basically a magical nurse anyway. "Alright then..." Aurora said before pouring the mixture from the bowl onto the pan. "Now, let's hope we won't burn it." She said

Ana sighed at the window, still trying to get over it all. Despite being well-meaning, Kira's question didn't help, either. "No thanks!"

"I'll eat it anyway," Yurio said, watching Aurora work on the cooking part. There wasn't much for two to do, here.

"Okay!" Kira said and shook her head, with a somewhat amused smirk on her face. A few minutes later she parked the car in the first available spot directly by the river. "On your right ladies, Seine and the central part of Paris." Kira explained, pointing her finger out the window.

A long few moments later two plates were filled with delicious looking pancakes. Aurora looked at them with signs of pride in her eyes and smiled, placing her hands on her hips. "Turned out better than I thought they would." She commented.

"Thanks," Ana said as she unbuckled herself and opened the door. "We'll call you later when we're done. Or when we need another ride. Or, like, if we need a quick getaway. You seem good at that kind of stuff," Ana gave Kira a quick wave as she got out of the car.

"Lets eat then," Yurio said, taking one of the plates and going off to sit himself down to eat. Hunger was making waiting around a near impossibility!

Kira snapped her fingers. "Always at your service. Oh, but I'll stay here, in this very spot for... let's say... an hour." Kira said to let them know. Who knows? It could be useful to have a ride so closeby.

"Thank you." Luna said, before getting out of the car and stretching her legs and arms, before taking a look around, still unable to fully believe they were in Europe.

Aurora took two forks and her plate and sat in front of him at a table. "Mhm! Let's eat!" Aurora said and took a bite. "Oh, right. We could use some jam or maple syrup or something..." She said, before standing up and going for a search through the fridge. She returned with a few jars of jam and even one bottle of maple syrup.

With the car ride behind them, Ana approached Luna and took her hand while with the other doing something on her phone. She figured that Luna could lead while she sorted out some of the info they had.

By the time Aurora got back, Yurio already ended up with a bit of pancake very much missing from his plate, though he reached for the syrup when she got back and applied it liberally to what was on his plate.

Since they didn't have much information on their targets, Luna decided to just lead them along the river. They could enjoy a nice walk, while actually patrolling the kishin eggs' hunting grounds. It was a win-win situation. Too bad they were on duty, thus she needed to be focused. From time to time, she was curiously watching boats traversing up or down the stream. Most if not all of them were tourist boasts. Her biggest interest out of those were boats converted into restaurants on the water. They were just standing still, tied to poles and serving as fancy places to eat dinner

Aurora chuckled at the sight as she poured some syrup onto her pancake. "I assume you like how they turned out?" She asked, obviously thinking about the food.

While Luna was busy with actually watching out, Ana was busy plotting down the known attacks down on a map. "Hey, you know how Yurio can, like, find anyone by smell even in Death City? I was thinking... Wolves have pretty strong noses too, right?"

Yurio gave a node in affirmative, as he managed to stuff his mouth full of pancake in the short time Aurora took to ask the question. It was good, but he was also very hungry.

Luna looked at Ana for a moment, remembering the first time ever she'd transformed into her wolf form and how traumatic of an experience it was. Then she closed her eyes for a second and let out a sigh. "I doubt my wolf nose if nearly as strong as Yurio's... He's a dragon, after all. However... if kishin eggs have a distinctive smell then maybe I could pick traces of that smell... Eventually, I could try sniffing for fresh blood." Luna said, considering their options. None of them sounded too appealing to her.

Aurora giggled, also with her mouth full. She decided to just focus on eating since they were way too hungry to have a normal conversation.

"I was thinking that we could go to each of the murder scenes and see if you can't smell something at each of them. It'd be best if you didn't have to transform for it, though, unless you've learned to control that," Ana said, showing Luna what she was working on before.

And so silent it would be, besides the obvious noises of a ravenous dragon and a hungry little fox attempting to replenish their energy.